Author Archives: Geist Youth

Hi I’m Hailey Allton, I am going to be a sophomore this coming school year and this is my 3rd mission trip with the GCC Youth. Today was a fun filled day, we started off our day bright and early for group pictures. Then headed off to our worksite. We did a bunch of yardContinue reading “1/2 Day of Work, Full Day of Play”

During some of our free time, the youth took a guided tour of the DIA.

Today we got up and worked with resource community development corporation. Some groups did some weed whacking and mowing while others were working on cleaning up the sidewalks. We chopped up some branches to beautify this neighborhood once again.

So a little rain will not stop our fireworks show.

Hi! My name is Taylor Burket and I am going into my junior year. This is my 5th mission trip with GCC Youth. Today was our first official day in Detroit. We all were working on houses, and my group painted a porch and painted a fence. While driving around to our worksites, we gotContinue reading “Day 1”

The youth have been so flexible with today’s travels. We hope to depart soon from Fort Lauderdale for Indy. The plan is to land at 10:16 and be at Mud Creek by 11:30. Parents we will call with a more accurate time for our Mud Creek arrival when we land. Big thanks to John andContinue reading “We have landed and had dinner.”

I entered this week with an open mind and heart, ready for whatever I would be faced with. I leave being able to say that my expectations were surpassed. Even though I have partaken in mission work in the past, this trip was the most impactful. I felt a personal connection to both the peopleContinue reading “Puerto Rico”